New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-02-02

ex-sOld1ers. their widows. orphans, etc. Each
soldiers relief committee. but no one can serve
on such committee unless he has served as
soldier or sailor. Lists Of all the needy
soldiers In the counties and by commissioners
districts shall be accurately kept.
For four hours and half yesterday after
noon the house mangled and tussled over
insurance bills in the main and minor mat
tiers on the side. To certain extent the
debate was juggle of words, calculated to
make every one weary, and which ended in
personal row between Mr.. DOnnellv and
Mr.. Potter over the granting of par
liamentary courtesy. General house orders
covering sixteen house and two senate bills
were taken up the first thing When nine
Of these measures had been disposed of
without much delay the bill of Mr. Ryan re-
lating to the payment of losses by insur-
ance companies and known as the valued
policy bill came up in the house of the whole.
The following committee reports were re-
ceived
The judiciary committee reported favor
ably on the following bills:
Amendments to chapter So. General Statutes
of 1878
Legalizing filing of affidavits in certain cases.
To facilitate bonds required to be given by
Admitting persons to practice pharmacy
Providing for an additional judge for the
Relating to property sold by sheriff. Substi-
tute for Whiteman's loans upon grain in transit
bill (only verbal changes) (banks and banking).
The committee on towns and counties
| recommended passage of house bills.
Townships in Scott county to support their
own poor.
Townships in Wadena to support their own
poor.
The committee on immigration reported in
favor of the passage OF the senate bill.
Tn he law of to tho
of immigration.
internal improvements committee recon-
mended the passage of
Goodrich's joint memorial to ratify Red lake
Indian treaty passed under suspension of the
| rules.
Education committee recommended the
passage of the bills:
Providing for teachers certificates.
Minimum age for pupils, years.
Relating to change of school house sites.
BILLS PASSED.
The bills disposed of on the third reading
were:
Mr. Durant's relating to legal holidays
passed:
Mr.. Durant's relating to the wearing Of G.
A. R. badges passed.
Mr.. Goodrich relating to the personal
Identity of women passed.
| MI Crandalls relating to state public sch ools
passed.
Mr.. Johnson's relating to sale of land by
| guardians, passed.
county commissioners passed
Mr.. Goodrich's relating to the legalizing Of
| acts of certain off GERS passed
Mr.. Duane's relating to incorporation of
Lewiston, Winona county, passed.
MIR. Emerys relating to incorporation of
Lake City passed.
passed;
! county was lost on vote of 10 to 9. The
bill relating to hygiene, ETC., in schools was
laid over until to-day.
HOUSE.
| The special committees OF the house are
House Re-apportionment Committee-Messrs.
Rogers, Petit, Baker, Barker, Gregory, Jones,
| J. N. Johnson. Hoppin, Knox, Sherwood, Potter
Greeman, Low, Green and Beatty.--l5.
Soldiers HoIHe-MesSrS. Shuler, ProSSer, Fur
! long, Flynn, Donnelly, Costello and Wilson
Logs and Lumber-Comstock,L um, Gregory,
Knox and Cullen.
| Joint Committee on Agricultural College
Messrs. Williams, Green, Fathers and Plow-
| man.
Committee on State Public Schools-Messrs
Buffum, Morrison Keyes, Flynn and johnson.
Speci al Committee on Cost of Construction of
Railroads-Messrs. Furlong, Buffum, Champlin,
Gregory ap M Mats sevatson and McArdle.
Lee, Powers and Freeman.
Mississippi River Committee-Messrs Clou-
tier, Freeman and Cullen.
Mr. Johnson's two bills in regard to the
state agricultural society, and which were
presented to the house yesterday. change
| the presentlaw so as to abolish honorary life
membership in the $40 degree, but admit
| them for eminent services iI agricultural
works. The bills also give the board of
management power to elect the secretary
| and treasurer and police authority They
also appropriate $4,000 for the balance
due on permanent improvements The
total cost OF the permanent improvements
made BY the society is S169, G22.3S OF
this the state paid 1897, 697.25-; the associa-
ton has paid P26 .OO4 from the profits of the
fairs of 1885 and 1886, leaving balance
due OF $44, 921. 13, which the society now
asks be paid by the state. = =
An act prescribing the time for the ho1dino ,f
general terms Of court in the Ninth judicial dis
trict. ~
An act authorizing the city of St. Paul to issue
bonds to increase the sewerage fund and for
other purposes.
An act to authorize the city of St. Paul to is
sue bonds tor extending, etc. the water works
An act to authorize the city of St. Paul to
| issue board of education bonds
An act to appropriate money for the expenses
OF the Mississippi river commission
An act to authorize the city of St. Pau1 To
issue bonds for retiring old waterworks bonds
An ACT authorizing each town in Meeker
county to support it's own poor
An act authorizing the village council oy
Madison to use village funds for the moving ana
repairing Of the court house and Jail.
city Of Northfield. = ''s'
An act TO amend section -, chapter &c
General Laws. 1881, amending an act incorpor
atIng the village of Fosson.
The report that the comfy committee
| or POLK county be authorized to issue bonds
to build bridges was accepted and the bill
passed. ~
SENATE.
The Senate devoted most OF the sessi on
to Goodrich 8 high license BILL Several of
the members thought 81 900 too high, and
1t was la id over for a few days
In committees of tho whole ~
bills were recommended for passage:
Abolishing the Office of oil inspector
Providing for school libraries and approDriat-
ing So 600 annually for their maintenance
The bill in relation to the age of consent
was made the special order for Tuesday nexG
HOUSE.
The high license bill OF Mr. Pr osser was
debated at length and finally lai d over I'M
til next week.
Mattson has introduced a substitute of
smaller sums, the labor champion of the
house has raised his voice against it. and the